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Joseph Bonder, center left, a Holocaust survivor originally ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:13:08 GMT

(AP) - Joseph Bonder, center left, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, Poland (now Ukraine), surrounded by his family, is reunited with Bronislaw Firuta, center right, the Polish man who rescued him after not seeing each another in over 64 years at John F. Kennedy airport in New York Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Looking on from right to left, are Bonder's daughter-in-law Stephanie Bonder and grand daughters Rachel, 9, and Rebecca, 12. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Joseph Bonder, right, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:54 GMT

(AP) - Joseph Bonder, right, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, Poland (now Ukraine), is reunited with Bronislaw Firuta, the Polish man who rescued him after not seeing each another in over 64 years at John F. Kennedy airport in New York Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Joseph Bonder, left, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:09:50 GMT

(AP) - Joseph Bonder, left, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, Poland (now Ukraine), is reunited with Bronislaw Firuta, the Polish man who rescued him after not seeing each another in over 64 years at John F. Kennedy airport in New York Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Joseph Bonder, right, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:08:34 GMT

Joseph Bonder, right, a Holocaust survivor originally from Faszczowka, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:03:38 GMT

A member of Ukrainian historical organisation 'Memorial' ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:42:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of Ukrainian historical organisation 'Memorial' Yevgen Hryniv sorts bones of famine victims at village Mirovane, 8 km (4.9 miles) from Lviv, November 25, 2009. During the third wave of famine in 1946-47 in the USSR in which historians believe up to a million died, as Soviet authorities imposed heavy harvest quotas and requisitioned grain, about six hundred of famine victims will be reburied in Ukraine. REUTERS/Vitaliy Hrabar (UKRAINE POLITICS)

A member of Ukrainian historical organisation 'Memorial' ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:40:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of Ukrainian historical organisation 'Memorial' Yevgen Hryniv puts the bones of famine victims in coffins at village Mirovane, 8 km (4.9 miles) from Lviv, November 25, 2009. During the third wave of famine in 1946-47 in the USSR in which historians believe up to a million died, as Soviet authorities imposed heavy harvest quotas and requisitioned grain, about six hundred of famine victims will be reburied in Ukraine. REUTERS/Vitaliy Hrabar (UKRAINE POLITICS)

Coffins with bones of the famine victims are displayed at village ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:32:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Coffins with bones of the famine victims are displayed at village Mirovane, 8 km (4.9 miles) from Lviv, November 25, 2009. During the third wave of famine in 1946-47 in the USSR in which historians believe up to a million died, as Soviet authorities imposed heavy harvest quotas and requisitioned grain, about six hundred of famine victims will be reburied in Ukraine. REUTERS/Vitaliy Hrabar (UKRAINE POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A visitor walks near a doll depicting Ukraine's Prime Minister ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:10:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor walks near a doll depicting Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko dressed as Robin Hood in Kiev November 25, 2009. Seven dolls made by Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova depicting Ukrainian politicians will be sold at a charity auction to raise funds for the building of a children's rehabilitation centre outside Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS ODDLY)

Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova displays a doll depicting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova displays a doll depicting Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko dressed as Robin Hood in Kiev November 25, 2009. Seven dolls made by Kuznetsova depicting Ukrainian politicians will be sold at a charity auction to raise funds for the building of a children's rehabilitation centre outside Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS ODDLY)

Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova displays a doll depicting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:43 GMT

A visitor walks past a doll on display depicting Ukrainian Prime ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:06:25 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor walks past a doll on display depicting Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko dressed as Robin Hood in Kiev November 25, 2009. Seven dolls made by Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova depicting Ukrainian politicians will be sold at a charity auction to raise funds for the building of a children's rehabilitation centre outside Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS ODDLY)

Visitors look at a doll on display depicting Ukrainian Prime ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:05:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors look at a doll on display depicting Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko dressed as Robin Hood in Kiev November 25, 2009. Seven dolls made by Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova depicting Ukrainian politicians will be sold at a charity auction to raise funds for the building of a children's rehabilitation centre outside Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS ODDLY)

Visitors look at a doll depicting Ukrainian President Viktor ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:02:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors look at a doll depicting Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dressed in the national costume on display in Kiev November 25, 2009. Seven dolls made by Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova depicting Ukrainian politicians will be sold at a charity auction to raise funds for the building of a children's rehabilitation centre outside Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS ODDLY)

Ukrainian artist Yelena Kuznetsova displays a doll depicting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:51:53 GMT

FILE -- In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, Russian ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:31:23 GMT

(AP) - FILE -- In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seen during a joint news conference after talks in the Crimean resort of Yalta, Ukraine. Just a year ago, Russia's Gazprom seemed all-powerful. It was the third largest corporation in the world. after a global recession slashed its sales and finances, the world's biggest gas producer is suddenly finding itself pressed to become more accomodating to European importers and to compete with other producers. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

Togbin beach near Ouidah on the coast of Benin in West Africa. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Togbin beach near Ouidah on the coast of Benin in West Africa. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces has said.(AFP/File/Fiacre Vidjingninou)

A map of West Africa. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:51 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A map of West Africa. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian officer before escaping with the contents of the ship's safe, the ship's owners and Benin's navy commander said Tuesday.(AFP/Graphic)

Housesalong a beach in Cotonou, Benin's largest city. Pirates ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Housesalong a beach in Cotonou, Benin's largest city. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian officer before escaping with the contents of the ship's safe, the ship's owners and Benin's navy commander said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Fiacre Vidjingninou)

Aleksandr Bukharov(R) of Russia's Rubin Kazan vies with ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:57:21 GMT

(AFP) - Aleksandr Bukharov(R) of Russia's Rubin Kazan vies with Roman Eremenko (L) of Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev during their UEFA Champions league football match in Kazan. The match ended on a goaless draw.(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Cristian Ansaldi(L) of Russia's Rubin Kazan vies with Andriy ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:57:21 GMT

(AFP) - Cristian Ansaldi(L) of Russia's Rubin Kazan vies with Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev during their UEFA Champions league football match in Kazan. The match ended on a goalless draw.(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

A map of West Africa. Pirates have attacked an oil tanker off ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:24:10 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - A map of West Africa. Pirates have attacked an oil tanker off the coast of West Africa, killing a Ukrainian officer before escaping with the contents of the ship's safe, according to the ship's owners and Benin's navy commander.(AFP/Graphics)

Togbin beach near Ouidah on the coast of Benin in west Africa. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:58:31 GMT

(AFP/File) - Togbin beach near Ouidah on the coast of Benin in west Africa. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces has said.(AFP/File/Fiacre Vidjingninou)

Map of west Africa. Pirates have attacked an oil tanker off ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:58:31 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - Map of west Africa. Pirates have attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian officer before escaping with the contents of the ship's safe, according to the ship's owners and Benin's navy commander.(AFP/Graphics)

Map of west Africa, locating Benin where pirates have attacked ...

(AFP Graphics) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:17:04 GMT

(AFP Graphics) - Map of west Africa, locating Benin where pirates have attacked an oil tanker, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces has told AFP.(AFP Graphics)

Pirates surrender to Portuguese Marines off the coast of Somalia ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:44 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pirates surrender to Portuguese Marines off the coast of Somalia earlier this month. Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces has told AFP.(AFP/File/Ho)

REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. A Ukrainian woman places carnations ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:07:56 GMT

(Reuters) - REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. A Ukrainian woman places carnations onto the shields of anti-riot policemen standing outside the presidential office in Kiev November 24, 2004. Ukraine's authorities raised the stakes in a face-off with their liberal opposition on Wednesday as they prepared to announce the results of a disputed election that are likely to infuriate thousands of protesters in the streets. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE)

A girl stands in the mouth of a cat sculpture in central Kiev, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:33 GMT

(Reuters) - A girl stands in the mouth of a cat sculpture in central Kiev, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Girls stand in the mouth of a cat sculpture in central Kiev, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Girls stand in the mouth of a cat sculpture in central Kiev, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE SOCIETY)

Crew members of the Spanish trawler Alakrana embrace, moments ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:35:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - Crew members of the Spanish trawler Alakrana embrace, moments after the boat arrived back to the Seychelles on November 20. A Spanish trawler captain released by Somali pirates said he is haunted by his failure to save a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl held captive for more than six months, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko attends a reception ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:02:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko attends a reception to mark the fifth anniversary of the "Orange Revolution" in Kiev November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko attends a reception ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:42 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko attends a reception to mark the fifth anniversary of the 'Orange Revolution' in Kiev November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE POLITICS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during a reception ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:37:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during a reception to mark the fifth anniversary of the 'Orange Revolution' in Kiev November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE POLITICS ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows an abandoned glass factory in ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:47 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows an abandoned glass factory in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows a mountain of chemical ash in ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:11 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows a mountain of chemical ash in Gorlovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows water pouring from rusted cooling ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:53:38 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows water pouring from rusted cooling pipes in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows Zina Bakhareva, left, picking ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:53:16 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 14, 2009 photo shows Zina Bakhareva, left, picking fresh dill on her plot of land in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

This Oct. 15, 2009 photo shows residents waiting for infrequent ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:40 GMT

(AP) - This Oct. 15, 2009 photo shows residents waiting for infrequent trains in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. In an era of climate change and carbon trading, Ukraine, ironically, is profiting from the smokeless smokestacks of its industrial shutdown. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

A gas pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - A gas pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station in Sudzha near the Russian-Ukrainian border in January 2009. Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

Ukrainian miners pose for a picture during a ceremony marking ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukrainian miners pose for a picture during a ceremony marking the extraction of 3 million tones of coal this year after they left the Kholodnaya Balka mine, near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Ukrainian miner smokes at the Kholodnaya Balka mine before ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:19 GMT

(Reuters) - An Ukrainian miner smokes at the Kholodnaya Balka mine before his shift near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A Ukrainian miner receives equipment as a mines staff waits ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:18 GMT

(Reuters) - A Ukrainian miner receives equipment as a mines staff waits other miners at the Kholodnaya Balka mine near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

An Ukrainian leaves the Kholodnaya Balka mine after his shift ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:15 GMT

(Reuters) - An Ukrainian leaves the Kholodnaya Balka mine after his shift near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A Ukrainian miner is seen at the Kholodnaya Balka mine after ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:04 GMT

(Reuters) - A Ukrainian miner is seen at the Kholodnaya Balka mine after his shift near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Ukrainian miners line up as they leave the Kholodnaya Balka ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukrainian miners line up as they leave the Kholodnaya Balka mine after their shift near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A mines staff checks as miners go to the lift before descending ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:53:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A mines staff checks as miners go to the lift before descending into the Kholodnaya Balka mine near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Ukrainian miners leave the Kholodnaya Balka mine after their ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukrainian miners leave the Kholodnaya Balka mine after their shift near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Ukrainian mine is seen near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukrainian mine is seen near the town of Makeyevka, in eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

Ukrainian miners line up as they leave the Kholodnaya Balka ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:20 GMT

Ukrainian miners leave the Kholodnaya Balka mine after their ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:15 GMT